THANKS to staff at Oxford Children’s Hospital, one-year-old Emmie Hodge is happy and healthy, following keyhole surgery just months after she was born.

Now her mother Lucy Hodge is taking part in the OX5 Run to raise funds for new toys and equipment for patients.

The five-mile charity run, organised by the Oxford Mail and now in its 10th year, will take place around the park at Blenheim Palace, in Woodstock, a week tomorrow.

Mrs Hodge, 29, who works for Audley Travel, just outside Witney, is taking part in the OX5 Run to show her appreciation for the work
of hospital staff.

At Mrs Hodge’s 20-week pregnancy scan, an ultrasound technician noticed something was wrong with her baby’s right lung.

Mrs Hodge and her husband Ben, 28, an account manager, then returned to hospital the next day to see a consultant.

Mrs Hodge, of Eton Close, Witney, who is running with staff from recruitment consultants Allen Associates, which sponsors the event, said: “We were really shocked to find out something was wrong.
It was the hardest night of our lives.

“We had to let all our family know, because when you go to something like a 20-week scan, everyone wants to know how you got on.”

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